Around the Web: What Makes You More Effective?
Earlier this summer, the compulsively readable Productivity501 site interviewed the owners of other top personal productivity blogs. I was particularly interested in the question: “What … Read more
Why Most Students Don’t Understand the Real Goal of Note-Taking
College students know that note taking is important. Walk into any classroom and you are going see every student typing or jotting down something. But … Read more
Around the Web: LifeHack’s Research Advice for Students
Dustin Wax, over at LifeHack.org, recently posted an article on conducting better student research: Advice for Students: 10 Steps Towards Better Research It’s certainly worth … Read more
Monday Master Class: Three Unexpected Study Tips
Most study advice, admittedly, is not all that surprising: study earlier, have a schedule, don’t write papers drunk. Occasionally, however, in the course of my … Read more
How Do You Handle E-mails You Don’t Know How to Answer?
Like many productivity junkies, I’m a fan of the Inbox Zero concept, meaning I try to maintain an empty e-mail inbox. There is, however, one … Read more
The Straight-A Gospels: Studying is a Technical Skill
This is the second post in a three-part series focusing on the Straight-A Gospels. Today we focus on Gospel #2: Studying is a Technical Skill … Read more
From the Web: Introducing Academic Productivity
I aim to occasionally introduce other online resources that provide a unique take on similar topics. Today, I wanted to present: Academic Productivity. This blog, … Read more
Monday Master Class: Never Take Books Out of the Library
The wrong way to conduct paper research Gather up a bunch of books and journals that seem relevant to your topic. Dump them in your … Read more